Cold Weather Military Training

U.S. military personnel engaged in cold weather training exercises in snowy environments, highlighting teamwork and arctic readiness.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Asher Wilthew, a tactical air control party specialist with Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, passes over uneven terrain while conducting a ski-movement training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 24, 2023. The special warfare Airmen were preparing for a sustained arctic operation consisting of a 135-mile unsupported ski movement along the Denali Highway between Paxson and Cantwell, Alaska.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Asher Wilthew, a tactical air control party specialist with Detachment 1, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, passes over uneven terrain while conducting a ski-movement training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 24, 2023. The special warfare Airmen were preparing for a sustained arctic operation consisting of a 135-mile unsupported ski movement along the Denali Highway between Paxson and Cantwell, Alaska.